Author: WENG Newsroom

Governor Rick Scott made a stop on the Suncoast Thursday to highlight some of his environmental projects and investments. The governor stopped by Mote Marine Laboratory to talk about specific parts of the nearly $89B... Read More.

Three people are wanted by deputies in Charlotte County after they nearly walked out with more than $400 worth of items from a grocery store. Police say a man first walked into the Publix... Read More.

Treated wastewater is at the center of a discussion that has environmentalists pointing the finger at Gov. Rick Scott to veto a piece of legislation. The law could allow water to be pumped underground... Read More.

A new method has been made available to determine temperature changes in manatees that are rehabbing or have been rescued. The information, found in a research paper in the Journal of Comparative Physiology is... Read More.

North Port residents have heard it all too often and the discussion about widening Price Boulevard between Sumter and Toledo Blade boulevards continues down a dead end road. Tuesday night, the North Port City... Read More.

Now that the new age of school security has become a reality, school districts and law enforcement continues to battle about the cost and who will pay for the sweeping changes. The cities of... Read More.

Fire crews were out in force yesterday outside of Venice Regional Bayfront Health Hospital, but there was no emergency. Rather, firefighters from across the state are in Venice this week for ladder training. They... Read More.

14 new school resource deputies will be on the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office for next school year. Sheriff Tom Knight announced the move Wednesday as part of Governor Rick Scott's orders for new security... Read More.

The deadline to pay Sarasota County property taxes in Sarasota County is Saturday. Payments must be made online, in-person, or postmarked by the weekend. Those who waited until the last minute missed out on... Read More.

31-year-old Ashley Baird was arrested this past Saturday for the possession of counterfeit narcotics. Baird was pulled over in Nokomis for driving the wrong way down a street. After searching the car, drug paraphernalia,... Read More.